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Men's Basketball/SPORTS

Men’s basketball team hits stride as March looms

Bonnies look forward to stretch-run after winning six of eight Much like a season ago, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season has been the equivalent of a rollercoaster ride. After a 4-9 finish to non-conference play and a slow start to conference play, the Bonnies are hitting their stride at the best time of the… Keep Reading

Extra Point/SPORTS

Why Sports Journalism?

I was 8 years old, sitting nestled in the corner of my bedroom with my eyes glued to a huge Sony box TV. I was playing NHL 2K8 on my brand new Playstation during a snow day, and I started to broadcast the game I was playing, trying my best to impersonate the great Mike… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Women’s cheerleading team flying high under the radar

Team believes they have changed narrative after shining last March “When I first started, we didn’t necessarily have a good reputation on campus,” said St. Bonaventure University’s cheerleading coach Abbie Bricker. “I hate to say this, but the squad was almost kind of a joke. People didn’t take it seriously, nor did they consider the… Keep Reading

Softball/SPORTS

Softball set to begin 2019 season

Perechinsky steps into leadership role as a sophomore In one week, the Bonnies softball team starts its 2019 season. The team is ready to get out of Butler Gymnasium and onto the field. The Bonnies team will include many old and new faces this season. Head Coach Mike Threehouse believes having returning players and incoming… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Men’s and women’s swim and dive ready for A10s

Nitardy and Fleming getting their team into tournament mindset The St. Bonaventure University men’s and women’s swimming and diving team, coming fresh off a victory against Niagara on Saturday, Feb. 2, is looking to continue its success heading into the Atlantic 10 tournament starting on Wednesday. “We swam really well against Niagara,” said head coach… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Men’s Basketball Recap

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball team defeated Big 4 rival Canisius Wednesday night 70-55, snapping a four game losing streak. Senior forward Courtney Stockard made his season debut in a big way after being sidelined for the start of the season with an injury. The senior led the team with… Keep Reading

Extra Point

No need to panic, Bonnies fans

After being spoiled with a historic season that ended with a 26-8 record and a victory against a storied UCLA program in the First Four of the NCAA tournament, Bonnies fans have had to endure a tough, disappointing start to the 2018-19 season. Don’t hit that panic button yet, Bona fans. The season got off… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Jack Galatio living the dream

Junior walk-on doing his best to help program Jack Galatio, a junior walk-on guard for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, has made no shortage of special memories during his three years. Standing in the middle of some of the brightest lights college basketball has to offer is most definitely one of them. Although the… Keep Reading

SPORTS/Women's basketball

Paulson playing after last season’s injury layoff

Redshirt junior to return home with team for Thanksgiving tournament The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball season is upon us, and that means comeback season for redshirt junior guard Bree Paulson. Paulson made her debut for the Bonnies last November against Niagara University, but was limited to only eight games on the season due to injury.… Keep Reading

Cross Country/SPORTS

Cross country ends year at A10 Championships

Delaney, Prisella, Izydorczak highlight Bonnies effort in Virginia The St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships at Pole Green Park in Richmond, Virginia on Sat. Oct. 30. The Bonnies finished fourteenth as a team with 453 points, while Dayton captured the championship with 72 points, with La Salle… Keep Reading

Extra Point/SPORTS

The Bills Stink

This may be the worst Bills team that we have ever watched, and there has been a lot of bad ones since 1999. But if you compare this year’s team to any Bills team since 1999, even last year’s team that squeaked its way into the playoffs, thanks to the Cincinnati Bengals, the quarterbacks that… Keep Reading

Men's and women's tennis/SPORTS

Men’s tennis ends fall season

Freshman helping to push program forward The St. Bonaventure men’s tennis team concluded its 2018 fall season on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Army Invitational. The Army Military Academy hosted an invitational that spanned over a three-days from the Oct. 28 to Oct. 30. The tournament consisted of three days of singles and doubles play… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Poyser poised for first season

Former UNLV guard ready to fill big shoes Jalen Poyser, who played his first two years of collegiate basketball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, transferred to St. Bonaventure at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. The junior guard and Ontario native is ready to make a big impact after sitting out last season… Keep Reading

SPORTS/Women's basketball

Women’s basketball seeking growth

Fleming and Maycock see defense as point of emphasis The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team and third-year head coach Jesse Fleming are looking to show signs of growth and improvement after an up and down 2017-18 season. Fleming wants to see his team play better on the defensive side of the ball this season after… Keep Reading

Cross Country/SPORTS

Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend

Men’s and women’s XC heading into A10’s with high hopes The men’s and women’s cross country teams have the Atlantic 10 Championships meet this weekend. The team is expecting to have a more competitive race and set many personal records at this meet. Junior men’s captain Will Delaney believes the team is strong this year… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Women’s swim sweeps events against Colgate

Sophomores succeed as eyes turn toward Atlantic 10 Classic On Saturday afternoon, the Bonnies women’s swimming and diving team hosted Colgate University, sweeping all 13 events. Sophomores Mia Cote and Katrina Wardner led the dominating victory for the Bonnies. “It was a great way to start the dual meet season,” Cote said. “Especially winning our… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Pep band to be introduced for basketball games

Buffalo Sabres’ organist takes reigns of St. Bonaventure pep band Throughout the country, the Reilly Center is known for its intimidating environment and loud fans. In the past, this atmosphere has been enhanced by a hired pep band from the Rochester Institute of Technology. This year, St.Bonaventure University will be providing a pep band for… Keep Reading

Extra Point

Enjoy the ride, Milwaukee

Milwaukee, I hope you’re enjoying this. I surprisingly never rooted for the Brewers growing up just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But here they are, in the National League Championship Series and two wins away from making it to the World Series for the first time since 1982. Besides for a few short-lived playoff appearances by… Keep Reading

Men's and women's tennis/SPORTS

Tennis recruits from around the world

Four new women’s tennis players from different nations The 2018-19 St. Bonaventure women’s tennis team has brought in five freshmen, four of them being from different countries. Penelope Abreu is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She had been to the U.S. before coming to Bonaventure in August. She decided to become a Bonnie when she… Keep Reading

SPORTS

Expectations set for men’s basketball

Despite losing captains, Bonnies still aiming high Coming off possibly the most successful season for St. Bonaventure men’s basketball since making the Final Four in 1970, this year’s Bonnies look very different from last year’s team. That team last year beat Syracuse at the Carrier Dome for the first time ever, enjoyed a 14-game win… Keep Reading

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